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en-usCopyright 2015 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/12/sky-car-creator-offering-donors-front-seat-maiden-voyage/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/12/sky-car-creator-offering-donors-front-seat-maiden-voyage/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/11/12/sky-car-creator-offering-donors-front-seat-maiden-voyage/#commentsFiled under: Weird Car NewsWant to be part of a real-life flying car's first test flight? This might be your chance, but it comes at a price.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aeromobilflying carFlyingCarterrafugiaWed, 06 Nov 2013 11:04:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21109963/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2013/11/06/moller-sky-car-to-start-serious-testing-of-flying-car/21109963/article-detail.xml21109963http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fos%2Fautos%2Fphotos%2Fflying-car-1-612x344http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fos%2Fautos%2Fphotos%2Fflying-car-1-612x344http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/03/flying-car-terrafugia-transition-new-york-honda/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/03/flying-car-terrafugia-transition-new-york-honda/http://www.autoblog.com/2013/04/03/flying-car-terrafugia-transition-new-york-honda/#commentsFiled under: TechnologyWhat do a flying car and a vacuum cleaner have in common? Over the past two years, both have been the runaway success stories at the New York Auto Show.3

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>flying carsFlyingCarFlyingCarsThu, 18 Mar 2010 09:28:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21038179/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2010/03/18/worlds-oldest-known-flying-car-headed-for-the-auction-block/21038179/article-detail.xml21038179http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2010%2F03%2Fac4804oldpic1-800x600-1268692853.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2010%2F03%2Fac4804oldpic1-800x600-1268692853.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/03/report-washington-starting-its-own-transformers-program/http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/03/report-washington-starting-its-own-transformers-program/http://www.autoblog.com/2010/01/03/report-washington-starting-its-own-transformers-program/#commentsFiled under: Etc., Government/Legal, Technology, Military, SpecialtyThe obvious glib commentary here would invoke Optimus Prime, or something. Instead, we're going to digress momentarily and say that the best kind of transformer involves an LP record and an SL1200. Either way, DARPA has its own transforming going on. The Pentagon's latest initiative has been dubbed Transformer, and it aims to make the prognostications of 1955 come true - flying cars and all. (Bonus points for DARPA if they can get them to fold up neatly into briefcases.)

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>flying carflying motorcycleFlyingCarFri, 20 Apr 2007 13:46:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21105032/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2007/04/20/larry-neal-creates-the-super-sky-cycle-a-registered-flying-moto/21105032/article-detail.xml21105032http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/31/commence-holding-breath-x-hawk-flying-car-could-be-here-by-2010/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/31/commence-holding-breath-x-hawk-flying-car-could-be-here-by-2010/http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/31/commence-holding-breath-x-hawk-flying-car-could-be-here-by-2010/#commentsFiled under: Etc.The flying car is the equivalent of transportation's carrot on a stick. It's a concept that always seems to be 3-5 years down the road. According to an Isreali inventor named Rafi Yoeli, the flying car will actually be here by 2010 in the form of his X-Hawk. The X-Hawk uses a ducted fan design that allows it to have the same manueverability of a helicopter without exposed blades that prevent choppers from hovering near buildings and the like. Yoeli's own company, Urban Aeronautics, is developing the X-Hawk first as a workhorse vehicle that could be used by firefighters, rescue teams, and the military to aid in the recovery of people stranded in hard to reach places.

OK, I wasn't really alive for the Curtiss Autoplane, the Waterman Aeromobile, or the Aerocar, but I can still not imagine a time when a flying car will really take off (pun intended. I know, not great but I do try). I know some have been built already, but they have never been popular. A company known as Volante Aircraft hopes to change that.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>aerocarflying carFlyingCarFri, 05 Jan 2007 09:27:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21106605/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2007/01/05/a-new-flying-car-could-be-in-your-future-queue-jetsons-music/21106605/article-detail.xml21106605http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fgreen.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2007%2F01%2Fjetsons.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fgreen.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2007%2F01%2Fjetsons.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/12/the-hammerhead-is-this-the-flying-car-weve-been-waiting-for/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/12/the-hammerhead-is-this-the-flying-car-weve-been-waiting-for/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/12/the-hammerhead-is-this-the-flying-car-weve-been-waiting-for/#commentsFiled under: Etc., GadgetsThe Moller SkyCar. The Terrafugia. The Alfa Romeo Spix flying concept car. All three of these winged machina have been dangled in our faces like a carrot at the end of an impossibly long stick. Jeff Allen Case is hoping he'll be the first to deliver on the promise of flying cars with his Hammerhead prototype. He's a few steps behind the Moller SkyCar and Terrafugia, having only a couple renderings of the Hammerhead and a spec sheet that exists on paper only. The Hammerhead has a three-fan configuration with two forward fans that tilt for both lift and thrust. Though we weren't told what engine would power the Hammerhead, Case says he expects a top speed of 250 mph at 8,000 ft. with a range of 300 miles. It both takes off and lands vertically, and Case claims the vehicle is characterized by being lightweight, easy to operate, safe and fast. The renderings show a one-seater cockpit, but the production version would seat two in tandem. Of course, a production version is the next step that the Hammerhead won't reach until Case finds some funding. He's hoping Jay-Z or P. Diddy might be interested in supplying the Benjamins needed to put the Hammerhead in production, but we suggest he go for that second mortgage and enter his design in NASA's Personal Air Vehicle Challenge. Perhaps he can catch the attention of some deep pockets at DARPA.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>flying carFlyingCarMoller SkyCarMollerSkycarTerrafugiaSun, 12 Nov 2006 07:38:00 ESThttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/21065094/article-comments.xmlhttp://www.autoblog.com/feed/2006/11/12/the-hammerhead-is-this-the-flying-car-weve-been-waiting-for/21065094/article-detail.xml21065094http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/376x212/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2006%2F11%2Fvtol2_450.jpghttp://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/legacy_thumbnail/800x450/format/jpg/quality/85/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogcdn.com%2Fwww.autoblog.com%2Fmedia%2F2006%2F11%2Fvtol2_450.jpghttp://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/07/labische-fsc-1tm-could-be-the-flying-car-were-waiting-for/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/07/labische-fsc-1tm-could-be-the-flying-car-were-waiting-for/http://www.autoblog.com/2006/07/07/labische-fsc-1tm-could-be-the-flying-car-were-waiting-for/#commentsFiled under: Etc., Concept CarsWe swear to all that is good and holy that we will not leave the mortal shackles of this terrestrial plane until we see flying cars become a reality. Perhaps the LaBische FSC-1TM will be the flying car that allows us to die in peace. If so, by the time we expire the skies will be filled with the FSC-1TM that features wings and a rear propeller that both fold up and disappear inside the car when driving on the street. When airborne the craft can reach speeds up to 275 mph, a figure based on calculations garnered from scale model prototypes being tested by LaBische. While we were hoping flying cars of the future would be powered by scramjet technology, if it's got to be prop-driven, then so be it. While a full-scale functioning prototype of the FSC-1TM has yet to be produced, the company is accepting deposits for build-it-yourself kits that will set you back $175,000 upon delivery. Upon delivery... we're waiting.